Tom: D D Bm 8 A.M., I'm up and my feet beatin' on the sidewalk D Bm A Down at the unemployment agency, all I get's talk D Bm I check the want ads but there just ain't nobody hiring D Bm A What's a man supposed to do when he's down and [Chorus] A D Out of work Bm G I need a job, I'm out of work A7 D I'm unemployed, I'm out of work Bm G I need a job, I'm out of work [Verse] D Bm I go to pick my girl up, Her name is Linda Brown D Bm A Her dad invites me in, He tells me to sit down D Bm The small talk that we're makin', is going pretty smooth D Bm A But then he drops a bomb "Son, what do you do?" [Chorus] A D I'm out of work Bm G I need a job, I'm out of work A7 D I'm unemployed, I'm out of work Bm G I need a job, I'm out of work Yeah, yeah, yeah [Solo] F Dm Bb C x2 [Verse] D Bm Hey, Mr. President, I know you got good plans D Bm A You're doin' all you can now, to help the little man D Bm We got to do our best to whip that inflation down D Bm A Maybe you got a job for me just driving you around D Bm These tough times, they're enough to make a man lose his mind D Bm A Up there you got a job but down here below [Chorus] A D I'm out of work Bm G I need a job, I'm out of work A7 D I'm unemployed, I'm out of work Bm G I need a job, I'm out of work A D I'm out of work Bm G I'm out of work A D I'm out of work Bm G I'm out of work A D I'm out of work Bm G I'm out of work A D I'm out of work